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Ahmad Ardalan
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Your words will remain way longer than your days on Earth.
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A thriller, still too early for details. If all goes according to plan, I should send a draft to the editor by November.
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The Gardener of Baghdad
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Baghdad: The Final Gathering
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The Art Collector of Le Marais
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Matt I
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The Clout Of Gen
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The Boy of the Mosque
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Matt II: Chaos in Dubai
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Matt III: Hunterman
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Matt (Matt #1-3)
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Matt: A Matt Godfrey Short thriller Trilogy
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There are moments in life that stay with you long after they pass.
Moments that quietly shape who you become, how you see the world, and the stories you carry inside you.
For me, those moments began in Baghdad, continued through Vienna, and found their way into a life and career in the UAE. Along the way, I never planned to become a writer — but writing became the way I made sense of everything.
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Moments that quietly shape who you become, how you see the world, and the stories you carry inside you.
For me, those moments began in Baghdad, continued through Vienna, and found their way into a life and career in the UAE. Along the way, I never planned to become a writer — but writing became the way I made sense of everything.
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“Sometimes in life, a sudden situation, a moment in time, alters your whole life, forever changes the road ahead.”
― Baghdad: The Final Gathering
― Baghdad: The Final Gathering
“You asked if I loved her?
I can't even whisper her name, my heart would burst out of my chest.”
― Baghdad: The Final Gathering
I can't even whisper her name, my heart would burst out of my chest.”
― Baghdad: The Final Gathering
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“Sometimes in life, a sudden situation, a moment in time, alters your whole life, forever changes the road ahead.”
― Baghdad: The Final Gathering
― Baghdad: The Final Gathering
“Do not wait for the tide to take you, my boy. Instead, you take on the tide”
― The Gardener of Baghdad
― The Gardener of Baghdad
“Love and peace are not just words, they are a way of life. And in an honest living, love will always conquer.”
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Hello Ahmad! Thank you so much for your friendship here on GR! I look forward to hearing about what you're reading. Have a wonderful week!
Dustin wrote: "Hi, Ahmad!I hope all's well with you and yours.:)
Thank you for the friend request, I appreciate it.
Have a wonderful day, enjoy the rest of your week!"
Thanks a lot. Enjoy your week as well.
☆~Stephanie ~☆ wrote: "Thanks Ahmad for the friend invite! :-]"Most Welcome!
Thanks Ahmad for the friend invite! :-]
Hi, Ahmad!I hope all's well with you and yours.:)
Thank you for the friend request, I appreciate it.
Have a wonderful day, enjoy the rest of your week!
إسراء wrote: "Thanks for the addition. I'm honored.Can't wait to read your book!"
You are welcome!
Thanks for the addition. I'm honored.Can't wait to read your book!
كل عام وانت بخير يا أحمد :) أعاده الله عليك بالصحة والعافية
Dec 21, 2014 03:42PM